Lamp-extinguisher



H. ZA J AC. LAMP EXTINGUlSHER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, 192i.

1 ,400,845 Patented Dec. 20, 1921.

LAME-EXTINGUISHER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ZAJAO, a citizen of Poland, residing atPassaic, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have inventedcertain new and useful l mprovements in Lamp-Extinguishers, of whlch thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in lamp burners and has for itsprincipal objeot to provide a device which will enable the lamp to belighted without necessitating the removal of the chimney.

Another object is to provide an improved burner so constructed as toenable the burning end of a match or similar igniting de vice to beplaced in contact with the wlck with ease.

With these and other objects in V16W tl16 invention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will befully set forth in the following specification, claimed .and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure l is a top plan view of this 1mproved burner,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the chimney supporting ring, a portionthereof being broken away, and

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the burner.

Referring to the drawings in detail the numeral 10 designates the burnerbase provided with the customary wick tube 11 and the chimney securingprongs 12. A wall 13 provided with the customary perforations isarranged at the upper end of the base and surrounds the wick tube asclearly shown in Fig. 3. As shown this wall extends downwardly andoutwardly and is provided with an annular flange 14 upon which thechimney supporting ring rests.

The chimney supporting ring is designated generically by the numeral 15and comprises a tubular body 16 provided near its upper end with aninwardly extending annular flange 17 forming the support for thechimney. An opening 18 is formed in the body 16 beneath the flange andan inwardly extendingcollar 19 surrounds said opening. The upper wall ofsaid collar inclines upwardly as shown in the drawings to enable theigniting element to be readily moved Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 1, 1921.

Patented Dec. 20, 1921.. Serial No. 474,057.

into contact with the wick, and it will be seen that the inner end ofsaid collar is disposed inwardly beyond the inner edge of the flange 17for a purpose to be more fully hereinafter set fort Formed in the base10 at a point between the planes of the flat faces of the wick tube 11is a guide opening for the reception of a rod 20, the lower end of whichis provided with an angular extension 21 forming a thumb piece. A coilspring 22 surrounds the rod near its lower end and is so arranged as totend to force the same downwardly. Secured to the upper end of the rodis an arm 23 formed at its inner end with a ring 241 in which the burnercap 25 is riveted or otherwise secured. A guard plate 26 is riveted nearthe lower edge of the burner cap 25 and is provided with a downwardextension forming a shutter 27 which frictionally engages the inner endof the collar 19 as shown in Fig. 3.

In use it will be seen that when it is desired to light the lamp,pressure is applied to the thumb piece 21 whereby the rod 20 will moveupwardly thereby lifting the burner cap and opening the shutter 27 sothat a lighted match may be introduced through the opening 18. Obviouslythe chimney cannot become smoked by the flame of the match owing to thelength of the collar l9 and the fact that the guard plate closes thedistance between the end of the collar and the-burner cap. After thelamp is lighted, the match is withdrawn and upon releasing the pressureon the thumb piece it will be see-n that the burner cap' 25 will descendunder the influence of the spring 22, thus returning the parts to normalposition and closing the opening 18.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, itis to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts maybe made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed is A lamp burner comprising a base, a wick tubeextending therethrough, chimney securing prongs carried by the base, achimney supporting ring associated with the base, cap downwardly and theshutter in closed said ring having an opening therein, an inposition, anextending handle for elevating Wardly extending collar surrounding thethe burner cap from the exterior of the 10 opening, a burner capassociated With the lamp burner. 5 base, a shutter carried by the burnercap In Witness whereof I afiix my signature.

for closing the opening in the ring, spring pressed means to normallyhold the burner V HENRY ZAJAC.

